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BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY ON RAFAEL CASAL

Rafael Santiago Casal is an American writer, rapper, actor, producer, director and showrunner originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also an online creator of poetry, music, web shorts and political commentary.

Raised between Berkeley and Oakland in California, Casal was able to build a respectable career, starting his apprenticeship as a slam poet at HBO's Def Poetry Jam and moving on to various fields of entertainment.

In the past he was a two-time champion of the Brave New Voice Poetry Slam Festival.

Among his most famous poems we remember:

Barbie & Ken 101

A.D.D.

Monster

Rafael is also known for being the collaborative partner and longtime friend with Daveed Diggs, also from the Bay Area and best known for his role as the Marquis de Lafayette in the musical "Hamilton." Their first album "THE BAY BOY Mixtape" will be the beginning of a long series of musical featurings.

Furthermore, both are co-founders of the BARS Workshop: a theater program to hone the skills of emerging writers and actors through verse. The latest season dates back to 2020.

Casal and Diggs even collaborated as actors and screenwriters in the 2018 film "Blindspotting" and from which the TV series of the same name was subsequently based, divided into two seasons. (2021/2022)

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal in their respective roles of Collin Hoskins and Miles Turner in Blindspotting. (2018)

On a cinematic level, Casal is also known for playing a former student in the 2019 film "Bad Education" with Hugh Jackman as his old high school teacher and love interest. In the same year he debuted in the reboot of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" in the guise of Mr. Tophat as the main villain of the series. In 2020 he plays a minor role in "The Good Lord Bird."

On October 6, 2023, he arrives for the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a minor antagonist in the second season of Loki.

Rafael Casal as Brad Wolfe/Hunter X-5 in "Loki Season 2." (2023)

On May 3, 2024 he will return to the cinema in the role of O.E. Parker in "Wildcat", a film based on the life and stories of American writer Flannery O'Connor.

Being also active in the world of music, Rafael Casal has released several solo mixtapes online: "As Good As Your Word" (2008), "Monster" (2009) and "Mean Ones." (2012)

While among the most recent singles we list:

"Bad Egg" (2017)

"Oxygen" (2019)

"Quicksand" (2021)

Rafael has demonstrated that he can also manage as a Youtuber, publishing the following Web Series:

The Away Team

Hobbes & Me

The Rafatics (As a political commentator)

Warnings: This biography is nothing less than a brief summary, for more information see elsewhere.

You can follow Rafael Casal on:

Instagram

Twitter/X

YouTube

TikTok

Spotify

Soundcloud

Burke’s Law -  List of Guest Stars

The Special Guest Stars of “Burke’s Law” read like a Who’s Who list of Hollywood of the era.  Many of the appearances, however, were no more than one scene cameos.  This is as complete a list ever compiled of all those who even made the briefest of appearances on the series.  

Beverly Adams, Nick Adams, Stanley Adams, Eddie Albert, Mabel Albertson, Lola Albright, Elizabeth Allen, June Allyson, Don Ameche, Michael Ansara, Army Archerd, Phil Arnold, Mary Astor, Frankie Avalon, Hy Averback, Jim Backus, Betty Barry, Susan Bay, Ed Begley, William Bendix, Joan Bennett, Edgar Bergen, Shelley Berman, Herschel Bernardi, Ken Berry, Lyle Bettger, Robert Bice, Theodore Bikel, Janet Blair, Madge Blake, Joan Blondell, Ann Blyth, Carl Boehm, Peter Bourne, Rosemarie Bowe, Eddie Bracken, Steve Brodie, Jan Brooks, Dorian Brown, Bobby Buntrock, Edd Byrnes, Corinne Calvet, Rory Calhoun, Pepe Callahan, Rod Cameron, Macdonald Carey, Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Carlson, Jack Carter, Steve Carruthers, Marianna Case, Seymour Cassel, John Cassavetes, Tom Cassidy, Joan Caulfield, Barrie Chase, Eduardo Ciannelli, Dane Clark, Dick Clark, Steve Cochran, Hans Conried, Jackie Coogan, Gladys Cooper, Henry Corden, Wendell Corey, Hazel Court, Wally Cox, Jeanne Crain, Susanne Cramer, Les Crane, Broderick Crawford, Suzanne Cupito, Arlene Dahl, Vic Dana, Jane Darwell, Sammy Davis Jr., Linda Darnell, Dennis Day, Laraine Day, Yvonne DeCarlo, Gloria De Haven, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Richard Devon, Billy De Wolfe, Don Diamond, Diana Dors, Joanne Dru, Paul Dubov, Howard Duff, Dan Duryea, Robert Easton, Barbara Eden, John Ericson, Leif Erickson, Tom Ewell, Nanette Fabray, Felicia Farr, Sharon Farrell, Herbie Faye, Fritz Feld, Susan Flannery, James Flavin, Rhonda Fleming, Nina Foch, Steve Forrest, Linda Foster, Byron Foulger, Eddie Foy Jr., Anne Francis, David Fresco, Annette Funicello, Eva Gabor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Reginald Gardiner, Nancy Gates, Lisa Gaye, Sandra Giles, Mark Goddard, Thomas Gomez, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Sandra Gould, Wilton Graff, Gloria Grahame, Shelby Grant, Jane Greer, Virginia Grey, Tammy Grimes, Richard Hale, Jack Haley, George Hamilton, Ann Harding, Joy Harmon, Phil Harris, Stacy Harris, Dee Hartford, June Havoc, Jill Haworth, Richard Haydn, Louis Hayward, Hugh Hefner, Anne Helm, Percy Helton, Irene Hervey, Joe Higgins, Marianna Hill, Bern Hoffman, Jonathan Hole, Celeste Holm, Charlene Holt, Oscar Homolka, Barbara Horne, Edward Everett Horton, Breena Howard, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Arthur Hunnicutt, Tab Hunter, Joan Huntington, Josephine Hutchinson, Betty Hutton, Gunilla Hutton, Martha Hyer, Diana Hyland, Marty Ingels, John Ireland, Mako Iwamatsu, Joyce Jameson, Glynis Johns, I. Stanford Jolley, Carolyn Jones, Dean Jones, Spike Jones, Victor Jory, Jackie Joseph, Stubby Kaye, Monica Keating, Buster Keaton, Cecil Kellaway, Claire Kelly, Patsy Kelly, Kathy Kersh, Eartha Kitt, Nancy Kovack, Fred Krone, Lou Krugman, Frankie Laine, Fernando Lamas, Dorothy Lamour, Elsa Lanchester, Abbe Lane, Charles Lane, Lauren Lane, Harry Lauter, Norman Leavitt, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ruta Lee, Teri Lee, Peter Leeds, Margaret Leighton, Sheldon Leonard, Art Lewis, Buddy Lewis, Dave Loring, Joanne Ludden,  Ida Lupino, Tina Louise, Paul Lynde, Diana Lynn, James MacArthur, Gisele MacKenzie, Diane McBain, Kevin McCarthy, Bill McClean, Stephen McNally, Elizabeth MacRae, Jayne Mansfield, Hal March, Shary Marshall, Dewey Martin, Marlyn Mason, Hedley Mattingly, Marilyn Maxwell, Virginia Mayo, Patricia Medina, Troy Melton, Burgess Meredith, Una Merkel, Dina Merrill, Torben Meyer, Barbara Michaels, Robert Middleton, Vera Miles, Sal Mineo, Mary Ann Mobley, Alan Mowbray, Ricardo Montalbán, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ralph Moody, Alvy Moore, Terry Moore, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Morell, Rita Moreno, Byron Morrow, Jan Murray, Ken Murray, George Nader, J. Carrol Naish, Bek Nelson, Gene Nelson, David Niven, Chris Noel, Kathleen Nolan, Sheree North, Louis Nye, Arthur O'Connell, Quinn O'Hara, Susan Oliver, Debra Paget, Janis Paige, Nestor Paiva, Luciana Paluzzi, Julie Parrish, Fess Parker, Suzy Parker, Bert Parks, Harvey Parry, Hank Patterson, Joan Patrick, Nehemiah Persoff, Walter Pidgeon, Zasu Pitts, Edward Platt, Juliet Prowse, Eddie Quillan, Louis Quinn, Basil Rathbone, Aldo Ray, Martha Raye, Gene Raymond, Peggy Rea, Philip Reed, Carl Reiner, Stafford Repp, Paul Rhone, Paul Richards, Don Rickles, Will Rogers Jr., Ruth Roman, Cesar Romero, Mickey Rooney, Gena Rowlands, Charlie Ruggles, Janice Rule, Soupy Sales, Hugh Sanders, Tura Satana, Telly Savalas, John Saxon, Lizabeth Scott, Lisa Seagram, Pilar Seurat, William Shatner, Karen Sharpe, James Shigeta, Nina Shipman, Susan Silo, Johnny Silver, Nancy Sinatra, The Smothers Brothers, Joanie Sommers, Joan Staley, Jan Sterling, Elaine Stewart, Jill St. John, Dean Stockwell, Gale Storm, Susan Strasberg, Inger Stratton, Amzie Strickland, Gil Stuart, Grady Sutton, Kay Sutton, Gloria Swanson, Russ Tamblyn. Don Taylor, Dub Taylor, Vaughn Taylor, Irene Tedrow, Terry-Thomas, Ginny Tiu, Dan Tobin, Forrest Tucker, Tom Tully, Jim Turley, Lurene Tuttle, Ann Tyrrell, Miyoshi Umeki, Mamie van Doren, Deborah Walley, Sandra Warner, David Wayne, Ray Weaver, Lennie Weinrib, Dawn Wells, Delores Wells, Rebecca Welles, Jack Weston, David White, James Whitmore, Michael Wilding, Annazette Williams, Dave Willock, Chill Wills, Marie Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sandra Wirth, Ed Wynn, Keenan Wynn, Dana Wynter, Celeste Yarnall, Francine York.

12th Anniversary!! (it was on Saturday)

So, if you ever read this series... Original version (because you either used MTL on it, or can speak/understand BR-PT)

Let's talk about some changes!!

The names: Some names were originally in JP and taken ideas from ex-friends and my original co-writer. The new version, i had a help from a beta reader/editor to rename most of the other world's counterparts of the kids. EXCEPT Daisuke's which kept being "Lance", but his nickname became "Dai". Ah, and Ken's, of course.

I'll list every name from the original version and its change out of curiosity:

Helios (Taichi's counterpart) → Saigo

Amis Lupe (Yamato's) → Okami

Sienna (Sora's) → Yaku

Fiorella (Mimi's) → Ai

Diomedes (Koushiro's) → Nesshin

Jason (Jou's) → Omoni

Lance "Dai" Dusktella (Daisuke's) → Lance "Kiseki" Kuroiboshi (i wrote it wrongly in the fic)

Flannery (Miyako's) → Miya/MiyaShurimon (not-so-creative)

Zuzen (Iori's) → IoriArmadimon (again, not creative)

Boniface (Takeru's) → Unmei

Lia → Yami

※ Warlock was the only name i kept unchanged. Just... changed his surname for its actual reference. "Who" is a pun on Ken's first name, which has a similar pronunciation of "Quem" in Portuguese. Hence the joke on Ken's counterpart name.

I don't remember much of the ideas of each name (because i can't access to those ol' convos alas), except for Lia's being the opposite of Hikari (lol) and Lance's nickname being a reference to the Digimental/Crest of Miracles (which was a key point in it)

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OCs made specifically for this saga: When i was writing it, i not only mixed things i liked (Vocaloid songs, BRS and a Sonic fancomic) -- i also had the help of a co-writer friend to adapt other songs from the Daughter of Evil's story. Keep in mind the new version tried to be a bit divergent from it, while the original was... uh... me and frienddo creating an AU based on it. Y'know, like how we all do.

Such characters were one mine and one of said co-writer. Co-writer's OC was playing Haku's role & song, but with a different finale?

Meanwhile my OC... was playing a very original role! She was tied to Lance's story as some friend he made and later has befriended Lia.

Since I had lost contact with my co-writer to ask for permission for the use of their OC, I decided to cut them out. Said OCs were the counterparts of our actual OCs who would be later introduced in Hinode saga. Again, i cut them & ChibiBunnymon off in the Hinode drabbles version.

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Some exclusive character changes: The original fic, the very first one, had a white Wormmon and a Puroromon in the cast of characters following Daisuke & V-mon through the labyrinth. They were not related fo Flannery and Dragon Who at all. They were legit digimon kidnapped and forced to recover the "Magic object" at the end of the labyrinth.

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Some details changed: Originally Warlock was married to Lia, and they weren't going well since Lance's death. Also, since i wrote all of those ages before Kizuna (2010, what a coincidence!), i wasn't using the epilogue versions of the characters and yes... Their 02 (Kids) counterparts. Which is weird who in the world would let two kids marry each other! Well, this was because i was writing this to be more Daisuke seeing his friends in those peeps -- Kinda like what happens to Sonic in the games "Secret Rings" and "Black Knight". Actually SatBK was very very much the core of my inspiration for it 😅 The new version, also written before Kizuna (2013!!), was trying to go by the idea of older versions of them. Also Lia and Lance were no longer twins and she became younger than Lance & Warlock.

Also, at the end of the original arc 3, Daisuke finally meets Mimi's counterpart as the one who offers him a chance of choosing who he would like to be -- himself, or go back to the other world as Lance. This part was totally retconned in the new one as Daisuke does not die in the final battle and it is revealed Fiorella has reborn in the same world as Daisuke's, as Mimi. Said part was based on the mentioned Sonic fancomic, which was one of my favorite scenes in a chapter. In which Sonic gets two options to choose, and he makes his choice from there.

Said scene would later get a replay as some shocking reveal in Hinode, that would be the fact Daisuke-Lance actually chose to return to the other world, and then he would die again by fighting the evil which was consuming his world. This would then send him to another world as Daisuke, and then be involved with the said villains all again to put all the Chosen Children in this fight to save the worlds... Then, resulting in the birth of Dai-Lightnimon Royal Mode. Of course i never finished the OG Hinode and this is all scrapped at this point.

Those are just a few things i remember haha, hope you enjoyed the post!!

The Masked Singer: S11 E7 (Group A Finals/Queen Night)

Tonight, one celebrity will be crowned the Group A winner and go on to the quarterfinals, the other two will be unmasked.

I’m watching on a delay tonight, but have done my best to avoid spoilers. As always, I post before seeing unmaskings, so don’t take my guesses as spoilers.

Ugly Sweater 🧶: Says he inspired everyone from Snoop Dogg to Nirvana. Worked with Tupac. We see a sweater with the 🙏 emoji as well as an ingot of gold labeled “24K”. We see a crying 😭 emoji. His voice still isn’t immediately recognizable to me, but given how many people he’s been an influence on, he’s probably an older singer. I think the internet consensus has been Charlie Wilson from the Gap Band, so I’m tempted to go with that. The bonus clue: Bicycles labeled “Nick”. He says he gave Nick “dating advice”, and considering Nick has about a dozen kids, Nick didn’t forget, either! 😂 Robin seems to think this is Charlie Wilson, too. (The 24K clue seems to confirm it, too, as Charlie was a guest performer on Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic tour.)

Starfish ⭐️: She replaced someone who got fired from a project. A white rabbit toy. Could be a reference to either Joey Fatone (Rabbit in Season 1) or something related to “Alice in Wonderland” or the Jefferson Airplane song “White Rabbit”. The bonus clue: a magician pulling a card reading “Jenny” from Nick’s ear. She says she offered Jenny tickets to her show. So she might be a standup comedian? Ken seems to be going with the internet consensus, Kate Flannery from The Office. I’m not incredibly familiar with that show. I’m stumped.

Goldfish 🐠: The internet consensus is Vanessa Hudgens, I’ve been thinking it’s Carly Rae Jepsen. A map of an island with a question mark on it. She lost her “number 1 supporter”. A witch’s hat. A poster with a rose on it. The bonus clue: “Galileo” bringing a scroll reading “Ken”. She says she’s worked with Ken. It didn’t sound like Hilary Duff. Rita seems to think it’s Vanessa Hudgens, as she lost her father just before she was due to perform in a live TV adaptation of Grease. I think Goldfish ends up winning Group A, so I don’t see her being unmasked just yet.

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Legends Shooter, Grummett, ‘Starman’ Artist Harris Among Top FAN EXPO Cleveland Creators March 24-26

Artist Alley at FAN EXPO Cleveland will be brimming with talent with today’s announcement of the leading creators attending the event, March 24-26 at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. Along with legends like Jim Shooter (Marvel Comics editor-in-chief, founder of Valiant, Defiant and Broadway Comics) and Tom Grummett (artist, “Superman,” “Teen Titans”) and standouts Tony Harris (“Starman,” “Star Wars) and Agnes Garbowska (“DC Super Hero Girls”, “My Little Pony”), fans can meet some of the most talented and influential comics artists and writers across a wide variety of titles and genres all weekend, as well as participate in Q&A’s, interactive demonstration sessions, autographs, commission opportunities and more, making the experience a can’t-miss for comics lovers.

Comics and pop culture fans will notice a strong selection of “Superman” creators as well as themed “Man of Steel” programming, as Cleveland is acknowledged as the “Birthplace of Superman.”

Other special guests attending include John Delaney (“Simpsons,” “Futurama”), Matthew Clark (“Superman,” “Wonder Woman”), Val Mayerik (“Howard the Duck” co-creator), Jim Calafiore (“Exiles,” “Justice League”), Matt Horak (“Spider-Man/Deadpool”), Thom Zahler (“My Little Pony,” “Love and Capes”) and Joe Wos (“WosToons”).

FAN EXPO Cleveland’s deep Artist Alley will also feature Bill Anderson, Jeff Brennan (“The Big Bang Theory,” “Heavy Metal” magazine), Ryan Drost (“Stealth Hammer”), Martin Dunn (Universal Pictures, IDW Publishing), Chris Ehnot (“Half-Elf Ranger,” “Tywin’s Fate”), Ryan Finlay (freelance hand-drawn artist), Michael Gustovich (“Justice Machine,” “Warp!”), Daimon Hampton (UX designer and illustrator), Gus Mauk (“Shi No Kage,” “GI Joe”), Mostafa Moussa (“Batman,” “The Flash”), Ian Chase Nichols (“The Tick,” “Ninja Turtles”), Martin Pierro (“Arthur: The Legend Continues,” “Deep Space Tragedy”), Uko Smith (“FX The Lost Land”), Mark Swan (“A Goofy Movie,” “Monsters on the Run”), Michael Watson (Freestyle Komics), Ken Wheaton (“Futurama,” “I Dream of Jeannie”) and more. The full list is available at https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpocleveland/comic-creators/.

The outstanding creators roster complements the standout FAN EXPO Cleveland celebrity lineup, which includes Christina Ricci (“Wednesday,” Casper), Emily Swallow (“The Mandalorian,” “Supernatural”), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future, “Taxi”), Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Endgame), Carl Weathers (“The Mandalorian,” Rocky), Peter Weller (RoboCop, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension), “Star Trek” franchise stalwarts Ethan Peck and Anson Mount, “The Office” trio of Kate Flannery, Oscar Nuñez and Leslie David Baker and the stars of “Trailer Park Boys” Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay and Robb Wells.

Tickets for FAN EXPO Cleveland are on sale at http://www.fanexpocleveland.com now, including individual single day, 3-day and Ultimate Fan Packages for adults, youths and families. Advance pricing and VIP packages are also available now, with dozens of special benefits including priority entry, limited edition collectibles, exclusive items and much more.

Cleveland is the fifth event on the 2023 FAN EXPO HQ calendar; the full schedule is available at fanexpohq.com/home/events/.

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SAW caps. ( sorted. )

Multiple movies:

Allison Kerry - Dina Meyer

Amanda Young  - Shawnee Smith

Billy

Daniel Rigg - Lyriq Bent

Eric Matthews - Donnie Wahlberg

Jill Tuck - Betsy Russell

John Kramer - Tobin Bell

Lawrence Gordon - Cary Elwes

Lindsey Perez - Athena Karkanis

Mark Hoffman - Costas Mandylor

Pamela Jenkins - Samantha Lemole

Peter Strahm - Scott Patterson

Saw 1

Adam Stanheight - Leigh Whannell

David Tapp-= Danny Glover

Diana Gordon - Monica Potter

Mrs. Gordon - Makenzie Vega

Steven Sing - Ken Leung

Zep Hindle - Michael Emerson

Saw 2

Addison Corday = Emmanuelle augier

Daniel Matthews - Eric Knudsen

Jones Singer - Glenn Plummer

Laura Hunter - Beverrly Mitchell

Xavier Chavez - Franky G

Saw 3

Corrbett Denlon - Niamh Wilson

Jeff Denlon - Angus Macfadyen

Lynn Denlon - Bahar Soomekh

Saw 4

Art Banks - Justin Louis

Saw  5

Brit Stevenson - Julie Benz

Luba Gibbs - Meaga Good

Mallick  - Greg Byrk

Saw 6

Simone - Tanedra Howard

Tara Abbogtgt - Shauna McDonald

William Easton - Peter Outerbridge

Saw 3D

Bobby Dagen - Sean Patrick Flannery 

Joyce Dagen - Gina Holden

Matt Gibson - Chad Donella

Jigsaw

Anna - Laura Vandervoort

Carly - Brittany Allen

Eleanor Bonneville - Emily Anderson

Dan Hallora - Callum Keith Rennie 

Keith Hunt - Cle Bennett

Logan Nelson - Matt Passmore

Mitch - Mandela Van Peebles

Ryan - Paul Braunstein

Spiral

Angie Garza - Marisol Nichol

Peter Dunleavy - Patrick McManus

Marcus Banks - Samuel L. Jackson

Tim O’Brien - Thomas Mitchell

William Schenk - Maax Minghella

Zeke Banks - Chrris ROck

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Some of my favourite roles of Tanya Allen

1. Amy Barrett - The Outer Limits 

EP - Patient Zero

This is an episode where in 44 minutes they make you feel like you have known the character Amy for a lifeitme. It’s an episode where you can feel sympathy for both characters. The conflict in the episode is a hard/personal once, especially since both Tanya Allen and Michael Rooker play their parts in this episode amazing! The camera angles and music is also very good, there are moments where you are sitting on the edge of your seat hoping what is going to happen next.

2. Percy Montana - Starhunter/Starhunter 2300 & Starhunter Redux

One of my rolemodels since I was a little girl, and one of the most badass women in Sci-Fi history. Percy is the 18 year old niece of bounty hunter Danté Montana, since their home planet was taken over and people were murderd by the raiders. Danté took 8 year old Percy under his wing and raised her as his own. She is the mechanic of the tulip and without her the tulip and it’s crew would be lost. Percy is a sassy but badass 18 year old who is a perfect mix of serious and loveable and funny.

3. Anna - Silent Hill

This is a character which we only see 10 minutes into the movie, who then dies in a gruesome way. Anna is one of the Victims of Alessa her curse. She is a young woman who seems to have the mind of a child, who has to survive in the darkness of SIlent Hill. Tanya plays this character so lovely and you feel actually bad for her since she is one of the only victims of Alessa who had nothing to do with her.

4. Lisa - The Outer Limits

Ep Fear Itself

Before Tanya went on an played Amy Barrett she played the young and ambtious Lisa in an earlier episode of the Outer Limits. Her character Lisa is a lovely young woman who faced struggles with depression and anxiety. Lisa tries to see the good in people and she has a compsionate heart to those who she cares about. 

Her role in the episode is minimal but it’s also very sweet and simple. 

5. Audrey - The Newsroom (1996/1997 Season 1) 

Audrey the Intern, this is the role that gave Tanya a Gemini award. She played the sassy and sweet intern Audrey alongside Ken Finkleman, Peter Keleghan, Karen Himes.

6. Annie Calgrove - Firestorm last stand at Yellowstone

A small made for tv/dvd movie from 2009. Tanya plays Yellowstone park ranger Annie Calgrove, who is willing to give up her life for the park and it’s people. She has her heart on the right place and is not afraid to let people know that they are talking bullshit.  During the firestorm that almost burn downs the park, Annie stays behind to make sure the firefighters make it out alive, even if she dies in the process.

7 Tanya - Wish You Were Dead

A small role in a dark humor film. She plays the daughter of a scammer, however she participates in the scams as well. It’s a small and funny movie. She follows her mother blindly and they both try to take out a insurance agents for this life insurance.

8. Sharon - Lone Hero

The girlfriend of the main Hero played by Sean Patrick Flannery, she works at a Wild West Village and wants to be an aspiring actress. At one point Sharon gets taken by a biker gang, however she is no damsel in distress and takes out some action.

I wrote this ode to the beat poets for escapril

Are these the Kerouac years?

The Ginsberg years?

The down-and-out Orwell years?

Scrapping dirty change from frayed pockets

Begging for paint like Van Gogh.

Are these the years in which the

Dues are paid?

Pains endured at the promise

Of greatness of a pot of gold

At the end of recognition rainbow?

Is the lonely longing languish

The price of the art made,

To magnify the majesty of the very life?

The pain of longing for love

The creeping crawl of pining isolation,

The have nothing, am nothing, do nothing

While the world demands more

Empty your pockets on the counter of progress

Or did the 60's die when Thatcher proclaimed

We the society of individuals?

I look to a clipper lighter

Printed with Ken Kasey bus,

Printed with the words 'Free' 'Soul' 'Adventures'

An electric blue kool-aid psychedelic roadtrip

Now stationary

Unable to go any further.

Printed on lighters

Used to light cigarettes

Rolled from the remnants

Of old cigarette butts

That twice tinged tang

Tastes like poverty.

Smoked in solitary shame

Did the Sunflower sutra died with Ginsberg?

Was it pressed to his chest and

Lowered into a

Coffin?

The rest of us left with a thread bare

Promises of success

Between four walls

Weaving not nearly enough rope

To make ends meet.

Did the Bowery burn down

Like the Globe?

Only no one bothered to rebuild it

Did CBGBs foreclose

Become rebranded

In a Capitalist coupe?

To adorn t-shirts priced more

Than minimum wage allows.

Did we lose the squatters secrets

When the Gay Community Centre closed down?

What if George Orwell had been

In that kitchen

Forever

Burning toast

And being yelled at in French.

Playing the lottery

To buy a ticket out.

Maybe we're too dramatic for

The 'real jobs'

Maybe that's just me.

Maybe we weren't promised

Anything if we just worked hard enough.

Maybe we just got lost.

Maybe we're

The only ones who feel this way.

Maybe we're

Only

Lonely.

By Jade Flannery

Take Me Out - Broadway - March 26, 2003 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Daniel Sunjata (Darren Lemming), Neal Huff (Kippy Sunderstorm), Denis O'Hare (Mason Marzac), Frederick Weller (Shane Mungitt), Kevin T Carroll (Davey Battle), David Eigenberg (Toddy Koovitz) NOTES: Digital; excellent picture and sound, nice closeups Tanz der Vampire - Vienna - October 4, 1997 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Steve Barton (Graf von Krolock), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah Chagal), Aris Sas (Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Professor Abronsius), Eva Maria Marold (Magda), James Sbano (Yone Chagal), Anne Welte (Rebecca Chagal), Nik Breidenbach (Herbert von Krolock), Torsten Flach (Koukol) NOTES: There are English subtitles available for this video in .sub/idx format. Tarzan - Broadway - March 30, 2006 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Josh Strickland (Tarzan), Jenn Gambatese (Jane Porter), Merle Dandridge (Kala), Shuler Hensley (Kerchak), Chester Gregory (Terk), Tim Jerome (Professor Porter), Donne Keshawarz (Mr. Clayton), Daniel Manche (Young Tarzan) NOTES: Filmed during previews, the show is a little dark at times, but a great Dvd. Crystal clear picture and sound. A Tarzan - Broadway - July 30, 2006 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Josh Strickland (Tarzan), Jenn Gambatese (Jane Porter), Merle Dandridge (Kala), Horace V Rogers (u/s Kerchak), Chester Gregory (Terk), Tim Jerome (Professor Porter), Donne Keshawarz (Mr. Clayton), Daniel Manche (Young Tarzan), Nick Sanchez (u/s Snipes) NOTES: Nice filming, not as dark as other Tarzan Dvd. A Tarzan - Oberhausen - November 21, 2017 (Rumpel's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Anton Zetterholm (Tarzan), Tessa Sunniva van Tol (Jane Porter), Isabel Trinkaus (Kala), Andreas Lichtenberger (Kerchak), Matt Farci (Terk), Japheth Myers (Professor Porter), Rudi Reschke (Mr. Clayton), Simeon Pauls (Young Tarzan) NOTES: HD capture with great sound and no obstructions. The cast is amazing and the changes in the show, compared to Hamburg and Stuttgart, are suitable and refreshing. Tarzan - Scheveningen - June 23, 2007 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Ron Link (Tarzan), Chantal Janzen (Jane Porter), Chaira Borderslee (Kala), Jeroen Phaff (Kerchak) NOTES: No zoom due to directorstape, but soundboard Sound, also some footage from after the show (cleaning etc) Tarzan - Stuttgart - August 21, 2015 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Gian Marco Schiaretti (Tarzan), Merle Hoch (Jane Porter), Willemijn Verkaik (Kala), Jan Ammann (Kerchak), Massimiliano Pironti (Terk), Maik Lohse (Professor Porter), Léon Roeven (Mr. Clayton), Matthis Lernhardt (Young Tarzan) NOTES: Willemijn and Massimiliano's first show. Tarzan - Stuttgart - October 3, 2015 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: John Vooijs (Tarzan), Merle Hoch (Jane Porter), Willemijn Verkaik (Kala), Jan Ammann (Kerchak), Alessio Impedovo (Terk), Maik Lohse (Professor Porter), Léon Roeven (Mr. Clayton), Miguel Strasser (Young Tarzan) Theory of Relativity - Workshop - April 13, 2013 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Josh Blackstock, Joanna Fraser, Curtis Brown, Jade Repeta, Jenny Weisz, Adrian Zeyl, Dana Jean Phoenix, Carter Easler, Trevor Patt, Beth Robertson, Andrew Perry, Charles Douglas, Natasha Kozak, Katie Kerr, Josh LeClair, Emma Pedersen  

They're Playing Our Song - Los Angeles - October 2, 2010 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jason Alexander (Vernon Gersch), Stephanie J Block (Sonia Walsk) Thoroughly Modern Millie - Broadway - April 13, 2002 (Preview) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Sutton Foster (Millie Dillmount), Gavin Creel (Jimmy Smith), Marc Kudisch (Mr. Trevor Graydon), Harriet Harris (Mrs. Meers), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Muzzy Van Hossmere), Angela Christian (Miss Dorothy Brown), Ken Leung (Ching Ho), Francis Jue (Bun Foo), Anne L Nathan (Miss Flannery) NOTES: Shot from the second row with lots of close-ups. Very clear and steady video with very good sound. The Three Musketeers (Raby, Leigh, Stiles) - North Shore Music Theatre - August 20, 2007 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Aaron Tveit (D'Artagnan), Allison Blackwell (Landlady of the Inn), Anne Tolpegin (Dona Estefania), Heather Koren (Queen Anne), Holly Davis (Cecile), Jeff Edgerton (Bonacieux), Jimmy Smagula (Porthos), John Schiappa (Athos), Kevyn Morrow (Aramis), Kingsley Leggs (Treville), Mark Aldrich (King Louis), Matt Stokes (Cardinal Richelieu), Mick Bleyer (Rochefort), Nick Dalton (Duke of Buckingham), Steven Booth (Planchet), Kate Baldwin (Milady) NOTES: No audience, proshot from the dress rehearsal. Nicely filmed from the North Shore Music Theatre. tick, tick... BOOM! - Korea - 2002 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Joey McIntyre (Jon), Jerry Dixon (Michael), Natascia Diaz (Susan) NOTES: Features 20 minute Joey McIntyre concert after the show tick, tick... BOOM! - Off-Broadway - May 31, 2001 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Raúl Esparza (Jon), Jerry Dixon (Michael), Amy Spanger (Susan) tick, tick... BOOM! - Off-Broadway - September 18, 2001 FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Raúl Esparza (Jon), Jerry Dixon (Michael), Amy Spanger (Susan) tick, tick... BOOM! - Workshop/Concert - November 25, 1991 (Highlights) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD)  CAST: Jonathan Larson (Jon) NOTES: 4 songs. The original Tick Tick Boom before it was adapted into a 3 person show. Tina - The Tina Turner Musical - West End - September, 2019 (hitmewithyourbethshot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Aisha Jawando (alt Tina Turner), Ashley Zhangazha (Ike Turner), Angela Marie Hurst (u/s Zelma Bullock), Edward Bourne (Erwin Bach), Oscar Batterham (Roger Davies), Irene Myrtle Forrester (Gran Georgeanna), Jammy Kasongo (Richard Bullock/Raymond Hill), Cameron Bernard Jones (Craig Hill) Titanic - Australia - November 30, 2006 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Hayden Tee (Thomas Andrews), Nick Tate (Captain E. J. Smith), Brendan Higgins (J. Bruce Ismay), Alexander Lewis (Frederick Barrett), Matthew Willis (Harold Bride, Radioman), David Goddard (Henry Etches, 1st Class Steward), Ana Marina (Caroline Neville), Katrina Retallick (Alice Bean), Robert Gard (Isidor Strauss), Joan Carden (Ida Strauss), Belinda Wollaston (Kate McGowen), Cameron Mannix (Bandmaster Wallace Hartley) NOTES: Single camera proshot with soundboard audio. Sometimes listed as 2005, but the production ran from October - December 2006. Titanic - Bad Hersfeld, Germany - August, 2017 (Rumpel's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: David Arnsperger (Thomas Andrews), Alen Hodzovic (Captain E. J. Smith), Veronika Hörmann (Alice Bean), Stefan Grego Schmitz (Edgar Bean), Gabriela Ryffel (Kate McGowen), Anja Backus (Kate Murphy), Christine Rothacker (Kate Mullins) Titanic - Broadway - 1997 (Highlights) (Press Reel's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Michael Cerveris (Thomas Andrews), John Cunningham (Captain E. J. Smith), David Garrison (J. Bruce Ismay), Brian d'Arcy James (Frederick Barrett), Martin Moran (Harold Bride, Radioman), David Elder (Frederick Fleet), Don Stephenson (Charles Clarke), Judy Blazer (Caroline Neville), Victoria Clark (Alice Bean), Bill Buell (Edgar Bean), Theresa McCarthy (Kate Murphy), Erin Hill (Kate Mullins) Titanic - Broadway - November 12, 1997 FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Michael Cerveris (Thomas Andrews), John Cunningham (Captain E. J. Smith), David Garrison (J. Bruce Ismay), Brian d'Arcy James (Frederick Barrett), Judy Blazer (Caroline Neville), Bill Buell (Edgar Bean), Larry Keith (Isidor Strauss), Jody Gelb (Eleanor Widener) NOTES: Camcorder video, mostly wide shot with a few zooms. The only known video of this production. Titanic - First National Tour - September 2, 2000 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Kevin Gray (Thomas Andrews), William Parry (Captain E. J. Smith), Adam Heller (J. Bruce Ismay), Marcus Chait (Frederick Barrett), Dale Sandish (Harold Bride, Radioman), Timothy J Alex (Frederick Fleet), Christianne Tisdale (Caroline Neville), Liz McConahay (Alice Bean), David Beditz (Edgar Bean), S Marc Jordan (Isidor Strauss), Taina Elg (Ida Strauss), Richard Roland (Jim Farrell), Melissa Bell Chait (Kate McGowen), Kate Suber (Kate Murphy), Jodi Jinks (Kate Mullins), Raymond Sage (3rd Officer Herbert J. Pitman) Titanic - Redondo Beach - March 20, 2001 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Richard Kline (Captain Smith), Eve Cohen (Kate McGowen), Wendi Bergamini (Kate Murphy), Moriah Angeline (Kate Mullins), John Bisom (Jim Farrell), Tracy Perry (Lightoller), Mark Capri (Mr Ismay), Jamie Snyder (Pittman), Elizabeth Loyacano (Caroline Neville), Tony Adelman (Thomas Andrews), Lois Bourgon (Ida Strauss), Bob Lauder Jr. (Isidor Strauss), Kevin Earley (Stoker Frederic Barrett), Richard Israel (Harold Bride), Paul Greene (Charles Clarke), Gibby Brand (Henry Etches),Danny Michaels (Murdoch), Kent Melwig (Frederick Fleet), Douglas Carfrae (Mr Astor), Jill Simonian (Madeleine Astor) Titanic - The Netherlands - 2001 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Tony Neef (Thomas Andrews), Bert Simhoffer (Captain E. J. Smith), Hugo Haenen (J. Bruce Ismay), Danny de Munk (Frederick Barrett), Dick Cohen (Harold Bride, Radioman), Jon van Eerd (Henry Etches, 1st Class Steward), Annick Boer (Alice Bean), Céline Purcell (Kate McGowen) Titanic - West Palm Beach - February, 2019 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Christopher Pappas (Thomas Andrews), Colton McDonald (Captain E. J. Smith), Kyler O’Brien (J. Bruce Ismay), Chris Santiago (Harold Bride, Radioman), Olivia Henley (Alice Bean), Finnigan Anthony (Edgar Bean), Alli Graves (Kate McGowen), Jonathan Allen (1st Officer William Murdoch), Ethan Spell (2nd Officer Charles Lightoller) NOTES: running time 2'23; complete multicam proshot of West Palm Beach's King's Academy 2019 production. [title of show] - Broadway - July 5, 2008 (Preview) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Heidi Blickenstaff (Heidi), Hunter Bell (Hunter), Jeff Bowen (Jeff), Larry Pressgrove (Larry), Susan Blackwell (Susan) [title of show] - Broadway - July 6, 2008 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Heidi Blickenstaff (Heidi), Hunter Bell (Hunter), Jeff Bowen (Jeff), Larry Pressgrove (Larry), Susan Blackwell (Susan) NOTES: Cute little show about making it to Broadway. Heidi was my favorite part of the show. There were some very funny parts to the show, especially if you are a theater buff. There are about 10 mins of total blackouts, which is mostly a chunk in within the first 13 minutes. Depsite that, a nice capture and the audience was very into the show. A- To Kill a Mockingbird - Broadway - July, 2019 (Hollis Mizner's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Jeff Daniels (Atticus Finch), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Scout), Will Pullen (Jem), Manoel Felciano (Horace Gilmer), LaTonya Richardson Jackson (Calpurnia), Aubie Merrylees (u/s Dill), Dakin Matthews (Judge Taylor), Gbenga Akinnagbe (Tom Robinson), Frederick Weller (Bob Ewell), Danny Wolohan (Boo Radley), Erin Wilhelmi (Mayella), Neal Huff (Link Deas), Liv Roth (Miss Stephanie), Phyllis Somerville (Ms. Dubose) NOTES: Very shaky video, never really settles down. Filmed nearly entirely through close-ups, which means a fair bit of the action is missed. Tootsie - Broadway - December, 2019 (theaterfan64's master) FORMAT:  MOV (HD) CAST: Santino Fontana (Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels), Lilli Cooper (Julie Nichols), Andy Grotelueschen (Jeff Slater), Sarah Stiles (Sandy Lester), John Behlmann (Max Van Horn), Julie Halston (Rita Marshall), Reg Rogers (Ron Carlisle), Michael McGrath (Stan Fields), Britney Coleman NOTES: Full stage shot of the show during it’s run on Broadway. There is washout, as it’s a full stage shot, but it is very very watchable. About 8 minutes is missing right before the Act 1 finale. Tootsie - Pre-Broadway / Chicago - September 11, 2018 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Santino Fontana (Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels), Lilli Cooper (Julie Nichols), Andy Grotelueschen (Jeff Slater), Sarah Stiles (Sandy Lester), John Behlmann (Max Van Horn), Julie Halston (Rita Marshall), Reg Rogers (Ron Carlisle), Michael McGrath (Stan Fields), Anthony Wayne, Britney Coleman, Diana Vaden, Drew King, Harris Milgrim, James Moye, Jeff Kready, John Arthur Greene, Katerina Papacostas, Leslie Donna Flesner, Paula Leggett Chase, Shina Ann Morris NOTES: Excellent HD capture of the first PreBroadway preview performance. This is a fun show with terrific performances based on the 1982 movie. Santino gives a wonderful performance and earning early Tony buzz for Best Actor! A+ Translations - National Theatre - July 31, 2018 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Colin Morgan (Owen), Seamus O'Hara (Manus), Ciarán Hinds (Hugh), Dermot Crowley (Jimmy Jack Cassie), Adetomiwa Edun (Lieutenant Yolland), Rufus Wright (Captain Lancey), Michelle Fox (Sarah), Judith Roddy (Maire), Laurence Kinlan (Doalty), Aoife Duffin (Bridget) Travelling Light - National Theatre, London - February 9, 2012 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MKV (HD)|Subtitles CAST: Tom Allwinton, Norma Atallah, Roy Baron NOTES: National Theatre Live 9th February 2012 mkv, 5.46GB Hardcoded English subtitles

Treasure Island - National Theatre - January 22, 2015 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Arthur Darvill (Long John Silver), Patsy Ferran (Jim Hawkins), Oliver Birch (George Badger), Raj Bajaj (Job Anderson) Tuck Everlasting - Broadway - April 4, 2016 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Sarah Charles Lewis (Winnie Foster), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Jesse Tuck), Carolee Carmello (Mae Tuck), Michael Park (Angus Tuck), Robert Lenzi (Miles Tuck), Terrence Mann (Man in Yellow Suit), Michael Wartella (Hugo), Fred Applegate (Constable Joe), Pippa Pearthree (Nana), Valerie Wright (Mother) NOTES: Excellent capture of the Broadway transfer from Atlanta. Many changes and direction from the out of town tryout. A Tuck Everlasting - Broadway - April 4, 2016 (Preview) (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  DVD ISO (SD) CAST: Sarah Charles Lewis (Winnie Foster), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Jesse Tuck), Carolee Carmello (Mae Tuck), Michael Park (Angus Tuck), Robert Lenzi (Miles Tuck), Terrence Mann (Man in Yellow Suit), Michael Wartella (Hugo), Fred Applegate (Constable Joe), Pippa Pearthree (Nana), Valerie Wright (Mother) NOTES: A more rare recording of the same performance as a more common capture. Single Disc Tuck Everlasting - Pre-Broadway / Atlanta - February 5, 2015 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Sarah Charles Lewis (Winnie Foster), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Jesse Tuck), Carolee Carmello (Mae Tuck), Michael Park (Angus Tuck), Robert Lenzi (Miles Tuck), Terrence Mann (Man in Yellow Suit), Michael Wartella (Hugo), Fred Applegate (Constable Joe), Pippa Pearthree (Nana), Valerie Wright (Mother) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of the PreBroadway tryout in Atlanta. This was Carolee's final performance due to leaving for Finding Neverland. Wonderful show, performances and music! A+ Tuck Everlasting - Pre-Broadway / Atlanta - February 6, 2015 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Sarah Charles Lewis (Winnie Foster), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Jesse Tuck), Beth Leavel (Mae Tuck), Michael Park (Angus Tuck), Robert Lenzi (Miles Tuck), Terrence Mann (Man in Yellow Suit), Michael Wartella (Hugo), Fred Applegate (Constable Joe), Pippa Pearthree (Nana), Valerie Wright (Mother) NOTES: Beautiful capture of the Pre-Broadway tryout in Atlanta. This was Beth Leavel's first performance taking over for Carolee in the final few weeks of the run. Great performances and music! A+

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TV Guide, September 2-15

Cover: Fall Preview -- Every New Show

Page 4: Contents 

Page 6: Ask Matt -- Elementary, Kelly Reilly of Yellowstone, Your Feedback, Coming Next Issue -- Returning Favorites 

Page 8: Classic TV Reunion -- The Brady Bunch “kids” help HGTV bring their iconic ‘70s house to life 

Page 10: In the News -- 3 Things To Know About Dog’s Most Wanted, Casting Call -- Stephen Arnell, Sarah Chalke, Katherine Heigl, James Van Der Beek, Kate Flannery, Christie Brinkley, Ray Lewis, Paget Brewster, Elizabeth Perkins, Denis Leary, Christian Serratos 

Page 11: Ratings -- BH90210 losing viewers, I Am Patrick Swayze 

Page 12: The Roush Review -- Meet Fall’s Memorable Characters

Page 15: Cover Story -- Fall Preview 2019 

Page 16: Comedy -- Carol’s Second Act, Q&A Patricia Heaton 

Page 17: Mixed-ish 

Page 18: Back to Life, Bob Loves Abishola -- Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku 

Page 19: Perfect Harmony, Dollface, Bless the Harts 

Page 20: The Misery Index, Living with Yourself, First Wives Club 

Page 21: Sunnyside -- Kal Penn, Mrs. Fletcher 

Page 22: The Unicorn -- Walton Goggins 

Page 23: Kids Say the Darndest Things -- Tiffany Haddish, Undone 

Page 24: Drama -- Bluff City Law -- Q&A Jimmy Smits 

Page 25: All Rise 

Page 26: Prodigal Son -- Tom Payne and Michael Sheen 

Page 27: The Politician -- Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Jessica Lange, Lucy Boynton 

Page 28: Shows Based on Books -- Stumptown, Dublin Murders 

Page 29: The Cry, Nancy Drew, Looking for Alaska 

Page 30: Almost Family -- Timothy Hutton and Brittany Snow 

Page 31: Catherine the Great

Page 32: Modern Love 

Page 33: Godfather of Harlem, Evil 

Page 34: Treadstone, Unbelievable 

Page 35: Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings 

Page 36: PBS -- Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns 

Page 38: Sci-Fi -- Watchmen -- Q&A Damon Lindelof 

Page 39: Raising Dion 

Page 40: His Dark Materials -- Dafne Keen, James McAvoy

Page 41: Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Page 42: Creepshow, Emergence 

Page 44: Batwoman, The Mandalorian 

Page 45: Calendar 

Page 62: Netflix -- The Ranch, The Spy, Emmy nominees on Netflix 

Page 63: Hulu -- Designing Women, Emmy nominees on Hulu, Prime Video -- Emmy nominees on Prime Video 

Page 64: New Movie Releases 

Page 65: Series, Specials and Documentaries 

Page 88: Cheers & Jeers -- Cheers to BH90210, Will Ferrell’s talk takeover, Suits, Jeers to Krypton’s destruction, Netflix for burying Mindhunter, leaving Miriam Shor out of the Emmy conversation

GYPSY IN MY SOUL

January 10, 1976 on CBS

Directed and Choreographed by Tony Charmoli

Produced by William O. Harbach, Fred Ebb, Cy Coleman

Written by Fred Ebb

Music by Cy Coleman

Shirley MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia, in 1934. Her younger brother is the actor Warren Beatty. Shirley was stand-by for Carol Haney in Broadway's The Pajama Game when she was spotted by a Hollywood producer who signed her to a contract at Paramount. Her first film was Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry (1950). In 1960, she finally got to do a screen musical with Can-Can, ironically, she was supposed to do the Broadway stage version before being wooed away by Hollywood. Equally at home in drama, comedy, or musical, MacLaine was nominated for five Oscars before winning in 1983 for Terms of Endearment. She won an Emmy Award in 1976 for this special.  

Lucille Ball was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon, which was not a success and was canceled after just 13 episodes.

The Gypsies:

Trudy Carson made her Broadway debut as a gypsy in 1964 with (ironically) a show titled I Had a Ball. Five more shows followed, including the original Follies , and Irene in 1973.  She was also a Rockette. On TV she was one of the June Taylor Dancers and danced on film in All That Jazz (1979). She was married to comic Soupy Sales.  

Denise Pence also danced in the original Follies (1972) as well as working with Bob Fosse in Pippin. Pence was married to fellow gypsy Steven Boockvor and the two served as Michael Bennett's models for the characters of Christine and Al in the long-running musical A Chorus Line, a tribute to gypsy dancers. She danced on film in Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) also with Boockvor. She left dancing for daytime drama and was Emmy nominated for “The Guiding Light.” He was nominated for Broadway's 1978 Tony Award as Featured Actor in the musical Working. In addition, he was also seen in or choreographed 15 other Broadway musicals, including A Chorus Line and Follies.

Jonathan Wynne was also in the film version of Superstar, as well as in Finian's Ranbow on screen. On Broadway, he was in the ensemble of the 1975 revival of Hello, Dolly starring Pearl Bailey.

Gary Flannery was one of Shirley's gypsies on Broadway in 1976 as well as her return engagement in 1984.  He was also a replacement in the Broadway show Dancin'. He was a principal dancer in the film All That Jazz.

Jane Summerhays started dancing on Broadway in the original A Chorus Line and was nominated for a Tony Award for her role as Lady Jacqueline in 1986's Me and My Girl. She was able to move into comedy acting and has been seen in a variety of roles on Broadway, including plays by Alan Ayckbourn and Ken Ludwig.  

Wyetta Turner was also on screen in Superstar, but was seen on Broadway in the original company of Hello, Dolly and the revival of The Pajama Game.

Adam Grammis first danced on Broadway in 1971 in Wild and Wonderful, which closed on opening night. He was a replacement in the original A Chorus Line and also was one of Shirley's gypsies in her 1976 Broadway outing. He died in 1985, an early victim of the AIDS pandemic.

The child dancer and three senior citizen dancers are uncredited.

GYPSY Backstory

Cy Coleman wrote the lyrics for Lucille Ball's Broadway musical, Wildcat (1960). He also wrote the music for Sweet Charity, which was filmed starring Shirley MacLaine in the title role. MacLaine's theme song is “If They Could See Me Now” from Sweet Charity while Lucy's theme song (outside of the “I Love Lucy Theme”) is Coleman's “Hey, Look Me Over” from Wildcat.

On November 1, 1959, Lucille Ball and Shirley did a Las Vegas benefit for the victims of Japan's Typhoon Vera. The show, however, was not televised. Lucy's frequent co-star Bob Hope was also part of the benefit. There were nearly 3,200 victims of the Typhoon.  

On April 19, 1976, Shirley MacLaine appeared at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in a similar show written by Fred Abb and Cy Coleman and directed by Tony Charmoli. This incarnation was simply titled Shirley MacLaine or Shirley MacLaine and Shirley's Gypsies, who were Candy Brown, Gary Flannery, Adam Grammis, Joann Lehman, and Larry Vickers.  An original cast album from the show was titled Shirley MacLaine Live at the Palace. The song “The Gypsy in My Soul” was included on all three.  This was her first time back on the Broadway stage since The Pajama Game more than twenty years earlier. The show was also a big hit in London. Needless to say, Lucille Ball was not involved with any of these other versions of the show.

The day before the show opened in New York City, the New York Times published this feature article and interview, conducted while the show was in Las Vegas and filmed for broadcast.

LAS VEGAS - On a sign outside Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas a larger‐than‐life Shirley MacLaine is shown tossing off a preternaturally high kick. Words don't matter in this town. Signs do. There is a neon hieroglyph for almost everything, and this sign means Shirley MacLaine is back on stage and kicking up her heels. Her show, “A Gypsy In My Soul,” which sports Miss MacLaine and a back‐up troupe of five dancers (aka Shirley's Gypsies) opened to raves at London's Palladium. The British critics hailed her as a performer on a par with Judy Garland, Danny Kaye and Ethel Merman to more raves in 12 cities throughout Europe and Latin America, and is now en route to New York City, where it opens tomorrow night at the Palace Theater.  

On a recent afternoon, Miss MacLaine sat cross‐legged at the living room coffee table or her borrowed Las Vegas house, eating breakfast and talking about the origins of her show. “After working in the McGovern campaign,” she recalled. “I took a trip across America by car. I'd seen a lot of other countries, but that was the first time I'd really seen America. What I saw was a lot of disillusionment, mistrust and despair. I got back to Los Angeles, looked at myself in the mirror and saw the same thing. I'd gained 30 pounds, lot my hair go, and looked awful.” Her post‐election depression deepened. Then, she said, “I decided to do something about it. The first thing did was to go China. The second thing was to put together show.

In 2015, an online source talked to MacLaine about working with Lucille Ball:

“Talk about a woman with balls! She loved her legs and she said, ‘I want to come on your show and I want to do something in a leotard!’ I thought, ‘That’s good,’ because I like my legs too. I thought it was so wonderfully honest of her to put it in her contract like that. She was a stickler for being liked. Once you made an arrangement with her it didn’t shift. Always told you the truth.”

The show was taped over two days. The first day with an audience for Shirley's solos and numbers with the gypsies, and without an audience for Lucy's portions of the show. Ball loved live audiences when doing comedy, but after breaking her leg she was scared to death to dance live in front of an audience.  

In his book I Loved Lucy, author Lee Tannen remembers attending the taping of “Gypsy in My Soul”.

The program’s main sponsor was Bell Telephone. 

Filmed rehearsal sequences the begin the special were done by The Maysles Brothers, who also created the documentary Gray Gardens in 1975.  

Lucille Ball had finished doing “Here’s Lucy” in 1974.  This special was aired  between two of her own specials: “Three For Two” (December 3, 1975) and “What Now Catherine Curtis?” (March 30, 1976). 

Some sources list the air date of the special as January 20, 1976 (a Tuesday), and one or two list it as Wednesday, January 21st.  

The word 'gypsy' in the title refers to Broadway dancers who generally went from one show to the next, much like the Romany gypsies of central Europe, who were traditionally transient people. The most famous use of the word 'gypsy' in show business was by stripper Rose Lee Hovic (above), who took the stage name Gypsy Rose Lee. Her autobiography was turned into the stage and screen musical Gypsy. Recently, negative connotations of the word 'gypsy' have caused it to become more selectively used in the entertainment industry.  

GYPSY IN MY SOUL 

The show opens on location in an actual rehearsal room where Shirley, Lucy, and 'the gypsies' are rehearsing. During a five minute break, Shirley introduces the show talking directly to the camera. After a brief title sequence, the action returns to the rehearsal room where Lucy drags Shirley onto the floor by her hair (literally). 

As Shirley makes her entrance into the song, the rehearsal morphs into the actual show, on a soundstage with orchestra, lighting, and costumes. With the singers and dancers, she performs the title song “Gypsy in My Soul.”

Next Shirley performs “It's Not Where You Start (It's Where You Finish)” from the Cy Coleman Broadway musical Seesaw (1973) with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. During the number, each of the gypsies take their turn in the spotlight (literally).

Shirley and gypsies Steve and Adam dance “The Rudolf Friml Hustle,” a mash-up of the popular dance the Hustle and the 1937 song “The Donkey Serenade” from the 1912 operetta The Firefly, filmed in 1937.  They get a standing ovation from the studio audience.

After a commercial break, Shirley and the gypsies sing “Lulu's Back in Town” (appropriately adapted to “Lucy's Back in Town”) which heralds the entrance of Lucille Ball. The song was originally written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin in 1935. In a planned comedy bit, Lucy acts surprised to see Shirley in line with the gypsies.  

Lucy tells the now familiar story of how she survived as a chorine by visiting coffee shops, waiting until a patron left, then slipping into their seat to use their tip to order coffee. If they left a half-eaten doughnut it was a bonus.

Shirley: “How many chorus jobs were you fired from?” Lucy: “Every one of them!”

Lucy and Shirley sing Cy Coleman's “Bouncing Back for More,” a song with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh written for Lucy to sing in 1960's Wildcat, but never used. It was later inserted into the 1976 musical Hellzapoppin but show closed out of town in Baltimore.  

Shirley and the gypsies do a fast-paced dance to “Bring Back Those Good Old Days” but Lucy says that Shirley is a star, and shouldn't be working so hard. Lucy demonstrates the same routine doing the minimum: a few shoulder shrugs and hip gyrations. Shirley begs her to put a bit more into it.  With Shirley leading, the two do a slightly more physical routine, ending with high kicks, which the audience naturally greets with applause.

The second half hour of the show starts with MacLaine and the gypsies performing “Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own)” written by Otto Harbach and Ken Hoschna for the 1910 operetta Madame Sherry.

Alone in a spotlight, Shirley dedicates the torch song “She's a Star” to all those who didn't make it in show business. This is a translation of the 1973 song “La Chanteuse a Vingt Ans” Serge Lama. The English version was arranged by Cy Coleman.  

As a testament to the history of the gypsy dancer, Shirley brings on a little girl doing a tap routine while also hitting a hotel bell with her foot!  

On the other end of the spectrum, next onstage is a trio of senior citizens who each take their turn doing a specialty dance. Shirley then reveals that everyone in the studio audience is a dancer. Their admission ticket was their AFTRA (American Federation of Radio and Television Artists) card!  Shirley choreographs the entire audience from their seats, row by row, and then finally doing all three steps together to the music of “Shall We Dance” from The King and I.

Shirley brings the entire audience on stage, and thanks them for all they've sacrificed to make performers like her look good.  She then drags (literally) Lucy on stage and they all end with high kicks to “It's Not Where You Start (It's Where You Finish.”  

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Thoroughly Modern Millie

May 10, 2002 Broadway Cast: Sutton Foster (Millie), Gavin Creel (Jimmy), Marc Kudisch (Trevor Graydon), Angela Christian (Dorothy), Harriet Harris (Mrs. Meers), Ken Leung (Ching Ho), Francis Jue (Bun Foo), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Muzzy), Anne L. Nathan (Miss Flannery)

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